Vanuatu

I want to go to Vanuatu. Since I'm an American and never had geography class, I just now discovered its existence by noticing it on my earthquake app map.

It's near the Solomon Islands, which is on my radar because there are strong magnitude 6 earthquakes there pretty much every week.

Doesn't it look beautiful? It's like where all those island screen savers are photographed.

Look at this guy!

Paleo Day 2

Poached chicken in wine and herbs with asparagus and sweet potato

Football is Back!

Go Seahawks!!!!

🍺🌊🏈🇺🇸

Paleo

Trying the "paleo" diet. I love gluten and dairy so it is going to be very difficult. Seriously, I could eat ice cream for breakfast and a whole baguette for lunch. Definitely going to have a cheat day once a week!

Deep Thought

I can't fall asleep because I don't want tomorrow to come?

Insomnia

It's 2:34am. The seagulls are squawking. Do seagulls fly in the dark?

Earthquake Preoccupations

Had a little exchange with the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network on what I should do if I'm home and a Cascadia earthquake strikes:

Earthquake Swarm in NV

I have been checking the My Earthquake app several times a day since I got it and I noticed that nearly every day there are small (Up to 4.XX magnitude) quakes in northwest Nevada by Gerlach.

I tapped into the Google to find that geologists are giving this some attention and that there are other people that find this activity unusual because it is a swarm that has been ongoing since summer 2014.

Some scientists think it may be connected to building pressure in the locked Cascadia subduction zone. It is just a theory and hopefully we will find out more as time goes by and geologists study the area. Seems that scientists can't quite rule out volcanic activity as the cause versus tectonic activity. 

Here is the link to my source if you want to read more:

http://volcanoscience.blogspot.com/2014/08/curious-quake-swarm-in-nw-nevada.html?m=1

Happy Happy Hour

Seattle happy hour is the best... Seriously, it's everywhere.

Right now:

Fennel sausage pizza $6

At Serious Pie

Overheard on the Street

"I'm allergic to hills and sun."

--little kid, walking up a hill in the sun

3.0 at 3:00

There was just a magnitude 3.0 earthquake near Cle Elum, WA!

True Love

These are amazing with goat cheese. 

I'm Not the Only One

I'm not the only one who digs these carrot tangerine ice pops 

Fox Foot

Sea Fair

Is Sea Fair the equivalent of a Fleet Week? I keep seeing sailors and the seagulls are out of control.

Update: The seagulls might be freaking out because of the blue angels and other loud planes flying through their territory.